Bug 133592

Summary:	"Unknown Partitions" when installing gentoo
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	csfsmash <smash>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux Installer <gli-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	2006.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	Other
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description csfsmash 2006-05-17 06:25:01 UTC

First of all, sorry for my english.. the issue is..
I started installing gentoo.. all ok.. but i selected a mirror very very slow... so i canceled the install to select another mirror.. here is the problem... now, when i want to install again, in the partitions part, the installer recognize only 1 partition.. the anothers are "unknown"..

/dev/hda2 = NTFS
/dev/hda4 = Dell utility
/dev/hda5 = extended (mount point /)
/dev/hda6 = Unknown (This have to be the swap partition)
/dev/hda7 = Unknown (This have to be /home)

The cfdisk show the partitions correctly, i mean hda6 as Linux Swap / Solaris, and hda7 as Linux (hda6 too as linux)

Comment 1 Preston Cody (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-17 06:29:07 UTC

you need to format the partitions with some filesystem in order for the installer to recognize them.

Comment 2 csfsmash 2006-05-17 06:37:11 UTC

As i described in the original post, i format with cfdisk.. the /dev/hda6 as Swap, and /dev/hda7 as Linux extended

Comment 3 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-17 06:37:47 UTC

That partition layout doesn't even make sense. It isn't even possible. The extended partition must be partition 1-4 and it's not mountable/formattable.

Comment 4 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-17 06:38:40 UTC

fdisk/cfdisk use the partition type in the partition table to determine what type of partition it is. The installer uses libparted's detection which uses the filesystem in the partition to identify the partition type.

Comment 5 csfsmash 2006-05-17 06:40:43 UTC

(In reply to comment #4)
> fdisk/cfdisk use the partition type in the partition table to determine what
> type of partition it is. The installer uses libparted's detection which uses
> the filesystem in the partition to identify the partition type.

So what program should i use to format the partitions??

Comment 6 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-17 06:53:30 UTC

You use the installer to modify your partitions. Anyway, there isn't really a bug here.